Chā'os, n.
(kā'os), n. [Lat. chaos, Gr. χάος, from χαίνειν, root χα, to yawn, to gape, to open widely.] 1. An empty, infinite space; a yawning chasm. Between us and you there is fixed a great chaos. Luke xvi. 26, Rhemish Trans.
- The rude, confused state, or unorganized condition, of matter before the creation of the universe.
- A confused or disordered mass or state of things; confusion; disorder. “The anarchy of thought and chaos of the mind.” Dryden.